Saturday, December 15, 2012

Facebook and Gtalk via Pidgin in Ubuntu 12.10

For Facebook

1. Open Pidgin and select add account.2. In basic tab set Protocol: XMPP Username:facebook username (not email address) Resource : Pidgin Domain: chat.facebook.compassword: facebook password Local Alias: same as name in facebook3. In Advanced Connection security : Use encryption if available untick allow plain text auth over unencrypted streams Connect port: 443 Connect Server: chat.facebook.comFile Transfer Proxy and Bosh url must be empty4. If you are behind a proxy server the go to proxy tab and select HTTP and enter proxy server details5. Then save settings. This will connect you to the facebook chat.

For Gtalk

1. Open Pidgin and select add account.2. In basic tab set Protocol: XMPP Username:gmail username (without @gmail.com) Resource : Pidgin Domain: gmail.com password: google password (generate application specific password and enter that if you have activated two stage verification in google account) Local Alias: same as name in google account3. In Advanced Connection security : Use old-style SSL untick allow plain text auth over unencrypted streams Connect port: 443 Connect Server: talk.google.comFile Transfer Proxy:proxy.eu.jabber.org or keep empty Bosh url must be empty4. If you are behind a proxy server the go to proxy tab and select HTTP and enter proxy server details5. Then save settings. This will connect you to the google chat.

Note: These settings are tested for facebook only on 32 bit Ubuntu 12.10 with Pidgin 2.10.6 (libpurple 2.10.6). The settings are tested for gtalk on both 32 and 64 bit Ubuntu 12.10 with Pidgin 2.10.6 (libpurple 2.10.6). I will test facebook chat on 64 bit soon and update the post